As seawater temperatures rise, concern over the ability of coral to survive and reproduce also grows. Previous studies have largely focused on the effects of acclimating adult corals to warming temperatures via thermal priming, ...
Tropical forests in South America lose their ability to absorb carbon from the atmosphere when conditions become exceptionally hot and dry, according to new research.
Earth Sciences
Sep 4, 2023
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A new University of Michigan-led study finds that farmers in India have adapted to warming temperatures by intensifying the withdrawal of groundwater used for irrigation. If the trend continues, the rate of groundwater loss ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 1, 2023
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A new epidemiological study of endangered juvenile green sea turtles in eastern Brazil suggests that factors such as water temperature, salinity and proximity to environmental stressors could trigger the development of a ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 31, 2023
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The water temperature at the bottom of the Bornholm Basin in the central Baltic Sea has risen faster in recent decades than at the surface. Warnemünde researchers have now been able to explain this unusual development with ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 28, 2023
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It's the perfect fuel for storms: warm ocean water, at least 80° Fahrenheit. Without it, powerful storms like Andrew, Katrina, and Ian would never have formed.
Plants & Animals
Aug 27, 2023
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Water diversion projects, though meant to correct unequal water distribution, unintentionally promote the growth of invasive aquatic species like the golden mussel. This fast-reproducing, substrate-clinging mussel causes ...
Ecology
Aug 25, 2023
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The heat wave in the northern Baltic Sea in recent weeks is the longest ever recorded. "The unusually high water temperatures are very worrying and can have major consequences for the marine ecosystem in the area," says Nicholas ...
Environment
Aug 24, 2023
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Recently, scientists reported that more than half of our oceans are turning greener, an indication that they might contain more phytoplankton. Along the California coast, hundreds of sea lions and dolphins turned up sick ...
Ecology
Aug 24, 2023
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Warmer temperatures and increasing drought severity associated with climate change are contributing to more frequent and more severe wildfires across North America.
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Aug 22, 2023
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